Categories for Lockdowns and Restrictions
The Lockdown, Stupid
Children's rights advocates are finally waking up to the devastation lockdowns visited upon young people. But they still can't bring themselves to admit that schools closures were wrong and should never have happened.
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Why is Professor Neil Ferguson Now Denying He Told the Government to Lock Down?
Prof Neil Ferguson is denying responsibility for lockdown, telling the Covid Inquiry that scientists only set out evidence for ministers. Yet his infamous March 2020 report stated that lockdown was the only option.
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“I Don’t Want to Get Into That”: Covid Inquiry Shuts Down Prime Minister When He Points Out Lockdown Did More Harm Than Good
"I don't want to get into that": the Covid Inquiry's Hugo Keith KC shocks observers by shutting down Prime Minister Rishi Sunak when he points out that lockdowns did more harm than good.
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Why Does the WHO Falsely Claim it is Not About to Seize States’ Sovereignty?
The WHO insists it is not about about to seize state sovereignty, despite its proposed pandemic treaty changes making completely clear states are required to do what they're told. Why is it not being truthful?
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Translating Boris Speak
With a background in writing and editing and a long involvement in politics, Boris Johnson knows how to spin a yarn or two. Carl Heneghan and Tom Jefferson attempt to translate some of his Covid Inquiry statements.
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Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter Tells BBC That Covid Infections Were Dropping Before Lockdown and He “Really, Really Regrets” Not Having Evidence Sooner That Closing Schools Was Pointless
Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter has told the BBC that Covid infections were dropping before lockdown and he "really, really regrets" not having evidence sooner that closing schools was pointless.
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Momentum Builds Against WHO’s Pandemic Treaty Power Grab
Momentum is building against the WHO's Pandemic Treaty power grab – but as 'fact checkers' falsely claim WHO directions won't be legally binding, will enough people wake up to the threat in time, asks Ben Kingsley.
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No, ‘Circuit Breaker’ Lockdowns Didn’t Work
Angela McLean, the Government's Chief Scientist, told the Covid Inquiry that the U.K.'s 'circuit breaker' lockdowns in 2020 cut Covid infections. That's not what the data show, say Carl Heneghan and Tom Jefferson.
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I Became Convinced Lockdown Was Needed for “Man-Made” Virus Due to Information From “Friends Outside Government”, Michael Gove Tells Covid Inquiry
Michael Gove has told the Covid Inquiry he became convinced lockdown was needed to counter the "man-made" coronavirus due to material from "friends outside Government", adding to the picture of why the world locked down.
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What Would Have Been the Point of Locking Down Sooner?
Nick Rendell digs into the evidence to expose once more the lie that locking down sooner would have made any difference – a claim that seems to be taken as read by the Covid Inquiry.
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